#8A3AB6#8A3AB6

#8A3AB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.192 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3AB6
RGB	rgb(138, 58, 182)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 54.25, -51.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 74.70, 316.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.1263 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.192 311)
XYZ	xyz(20.4362, 11.8073, 45.4494)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3AB6 #66B63A

analogous

#4C3AB6 #8A3AB6 #B63AA4

triadic

#8A3AB6 #B68A3A #3AB68A

tetradic

#8A3AB6 #B64C3A #66B63A #3AA4B6

square

#8A3AB6 #B64C3A #66B63A #3AA4B6

split-complementary

#8A3AB6 #A4B63A #3AB64C

monochromatic

#441C59 #672B88 #8A3AB6 #A661CD #C08FDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A3AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A3AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3AB6

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3AB6	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A62B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 58, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.192 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076cd',
    500: '#8a3ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3ab6;
$custom-light: #b076cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51438,
    "c": 0.19229,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.11807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3AB6

secondary

#9DC686

accent

#DB4D7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3AB6

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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